Mickey Lolich vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Mickey Lolich
Silent GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mickey Lolich built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Thayer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dale Thayer led in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 91), walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 111), and home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 83). Mickey Lolich held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 95). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dale Thayer.

Pitching Stats for Mickey Lolich and Dale Thayer

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.19
53.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
3.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3366
8.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.86
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1099
2.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
7.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15140
37.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
3.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.227
1.227
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13782
34.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Mickey Lolich and Dale Thayer

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mickey Lolich and Dale Thayer

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
349.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1017
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
484.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
53.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
48.97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.39
12.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
58.41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
117.99
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
18.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
55.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.05
5.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
61.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
362
213.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
50.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA